2021
Rho-GTPase Activating Protein myosin MYO9A identified as a novel candidate gene for monogenic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Li Q, Gulati A, Lemaire M, Nottoli T, Bale A, Tufro A. Rho-GTPase Activating Protein myosin MYO9A identified as a novel candidate gene for monogenic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Kidney International 2021, 99: 1102-1117. PMID: 33412162, PMCID: PMC8076076, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.12.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhoA activityRho-GAP domainActin stress fiber formationCell junction assemblySmall GTPase proteinsNovel candidate genesStress fiber formationBundles actinCytoskeleton regulationGTPase proteinsActomyosin contractilityJunction assemblyMYO9AAutosomal dominant focal segmental glomerulosclerosisCandidate genesGene contributionCytoskeletal apparatusUnconventional myosinNovel componentRhoA geneWhole-exome sequencingGene editingFSGS phenotypeMolecular causesCalmodulin interaction
2011
Functional and physical interaction between the mismatch repair and FA-BRCA pathways
Williams SA, Wilson JB, Clark AP, Mitson-Salazar A, Tomashevski A, Ananth S, Glazer PM, Semmes OJ, Bale AE, Jones NJ, Kupfer GM. Functional and physical interaction between the mismatch repair and FA-BRCA pathways. Human Molecular Genetics 2011, 20: 4395-4410. PMID: 21865299, PMCID: PMC3196888, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddr366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCell LineDNA Mismatch RepairDrosophilaFanconi AnemiaFanconi Anemia Complementation Group ProteinsHCT116 CellsHeLa CellsHumansMiceMutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinNuclear ProteinsProtein BindingSignal TransductionUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsFA cell linesFA-BRCA pathwayInterstrand crosslinksCell linesFanconi anemiaRepair of ICLsDNA interstrand crosslinksMsh2-deficient cellsFANCD2 monoubiquitylationMMR protein MSH2Chromatin localizationChromatin loadingICL repairDrosophila mutantsHuman cell linesEpistatic relationshipFA pathwayMouse cellsFANCD2Foci formationMismatch repairBone marrow failureRadial formationMonoubiquitylationPhysical interaction
2009
Characterization of DNA damage-dependent cell cycle checkpoints in a menin-deficient model
Kottemann MC, Bale AE. Characterization of DNA damage-dependent cell cycle checkpoints in a menin-deficient model. DNA Repair 2009, 8: 944-952. PMID: 19608464, PMCID: PMC2745199, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21DNA DamageEmbryo, MammalianFibroblastsG1 PhaseHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseMiceModels, BiologicalMutagensMutationMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinPhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRadiation, IonizingS PhaseTumor Suppressor Protein p53Up-RegulationConceptsP21 promoterDNA damage-dependent mannerPositive transcriptional regulatorDamage-dependent mannerNormal cellular physiologyCell cycle controlLoss of Men1Intra-S checkpointCell cycle checkpointsMouse embryonic fibroblastsCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorG1/STranscriptional regulationTranscriptional regulatorsCheckpoint responseCellular physiologyCycle checkpointsHistone methyltransferaseDNA repairEmbryonic fibroblastsTranscriptional capacityCycle controlTarget p21MeninCancer pathogenesis
2008
MEN1 and FANCD2 mediate distinct mechanisms of DNA crosslink repair
Marek LR, Kottemann MC, Glazer PM, Bale AE. MEN1 and FANCD2 mediate distinct mechanisms of DNA crosslink repair. DNA Repair 2008, 7: 476-486. PMID: 18258493, PMCID: PMC2277339, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2007.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic interaction studiesFanconi anemia genesDNA crosslink repairVivo reporter systemLoss of Men1Large deletionsMutation frequencyTumor suppressor geneSame repair processICL sensitivityRepair processSingle base deletionDrosophila geneticsCrosslink repairICL repairGenetic interactionsMutant fliesCell mutantsFA genesHomopolymeric tractsReporter systemWild typeMutantsInteraction studiesSuppressor gene
2006
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Interacts with Forkhead Transcription Factor CHES1 in DNA Damage Response
Busygina V, Kottemann MC, Scott KL, Plon SE, Bale AE. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Interacts with Forkhead Transcription Factor CHES1 in DNA Damage Response. Cancer Research 2006, 66: 8397-8403. PMID: 16951149, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-0061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage responseDamage responseS-phase checkpoint pathwayDrosophila larval tissuesTranscriptional repressor complexS-phase checkpointMouse embryonic fibroblastsHistone deacetylase 1Cell cycle arrestGenetic screenGenomic integrityInteracting proteinRepressor complexS-phase arrestHuman meninMutant fliesBiochemical functionsLarval tissuesMEN1 proteinCancer susceptibility syndromeEmbryonic fibroblastsCheckpoint pathwayCOOH terminusCHES1MeninDrosophila homologs of FANCD2 and FANCL function in DNA repair
Marek LR, Bale AE. Drosophila homologs of FANCD2 and FANCL function in DNA repair. DNA Repair 2006, 5: 1317-1326. PMID: 16860002, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2006.05.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-linking agentsDNA repairFA genesDrosophila homologFanconi anemiaFA pathwayMonoubiquitination of FANCD2Elevated mutation ratesS-phase checkpointProgressive bone marrow failureSpontaneous chromosomal aberrationsMinimal machineryFly homologMammalian cellsAdditional genesFANCD2FANCLLinear pathwayDevelopmental defectsMutation rateCellular defectsHomologGenesBone marrow failureMutants
2005
Cardiac and CNS defects in a mouse with targeted disruption of suppressor of fused
Cooper AF, Yu KP, Brueckner M, Brailey LL, Johnson L, McGrath JM, Bale AE. Cardiac and CNS defects in a mouse with targeted disruption of suppressor of fused. Development 2005, 132: 4407-4417. PMID: 16155214, DOI: 10.1242/dev.02021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody PatterningGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHeart Defects, CongenitalHedgehog ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMutationNeoplasmsNeural Tube DefectsPatched ReceptorsPatched-1 ReceptorReceptors, Cell SurfaceRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsConceptsNegative regulatorDpc embryosHh pathwayTargeted disruptionSuppressor of FusedDorsoventral patterningExcess HhCompound mutantsEmbryonic developmentSomatic cellsFused geneLeft-right asymmetryDevelopmental defectsNodal expressionMutantsNeural tubeLaterality defectsHedgehog pathwayTumor predispositionNegative modulatorSuppressorCancer developmentDevelopmental abnormalitiesNode developmentPathway
2004
Hypermutability in a Drosophila model for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
Busygina V, Suphapeetiporn K, Marek LR, Stowers RS, Xu T, Bale AE. Hypermutability in a Drosophila model for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Human Molecular Genetics 2004, 13: 2399-2408. PMID: 15333582, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA cross-linking agentsNucleotide excision repairDNA damage-induced mutationsTumor suppressor geneDamage-induced mutationsDrosophila homologGenomic integrityHuman meninMutant fliesBiochemical functionsTranscriptional modulationNuclear proteinsDrosophila modelProtein 50Novel memberExcision repairNull allelesMolecular mechanismsCancer genesHistone deacetylaseSuppressor geneHomozygous inactivationMnn1Normal fliesGenes
2002
HEDGEHOG SIGNALING AND HUMAN DISEASE
Bale AE. HEDGEHOG SIGNALING AND HUMAN DISEASE. Annual Review Of Genomics And Human Genetics 2002, 3: 47-65. PMID: 12142354, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.genom.3.022502.103031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly Drosophila developmentHedgehog pathwayDrosophila developmentDevelopmental genesDrosophila melanogasterHuman embryogenesisHedgehog signalingDevelopmental pathwaysGenetic studiesHuman diseasesCell growthEmbryogenesisPathwayKey roleMelanogasterVertebratesImportant roleCentral nervous systemAxial skeletonGenesNervous systemSignalingMutationsDifferentiationRegulation
2001
The hedgehog pathway and basal cell carcinomas
Bale A, Yu K. The hedgehog pathway and basal cell carcinomas. Human Molecular Genetics 2001, 10: 757-762. PMID: 11257109, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/10.7.757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic studiesHereditary basal cell carcinomasDrosophila genesEmbryonic patterningDevelopmental genesDrosophila melanogasterCell fateHuman homologFruit flyHuman congenital anomaliesBiochemical pathwaysRational medical therapyDevelopmental pathwaysHedgehog pathwayGenesCell growthTumor formationPathwayGorlin syndromeBasal cell carcinomaMutationsHereditary diseaseBirth defectsDrosophilaMelanogaster
2000
Sheep, lilies and human genetics
Bale A. Sheep, lilies and human genetics. Nature 2000, 406: 944-945. PMID: 10984033, DOI: 10.1038/35023197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBasal Cell Nevus SyndromeCarcinoma, Basal CellDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalEye AbnormalitiesHedgehog ProteinsHumansLiliaceaeMembrane ProteinsMutationPatched ReceptorsProteinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceSheepSheep DiseasesSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsVeratrum Alkaloids
1999
The hedgehog signalling pathway in tumorigenesis and development
Wicking C, Smyth I, Bale A. The hedgehog signalling pathway in tumorigenesis and development. Oncogene 1999, 18: 7844-7851. PMID: 10630637, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1203282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDownstream targetsNovel downstream targetTumor formationEmbryonic patterningDysregulation of hedgehogResponsive genesHuman patched geneRange of tissuesHedgehog signalingConstitutive activationMolecular processesTumorigenesis resultsCell typesHedgehogCell surfaceReceptor complexPatched genePathwayGenesKey membersTumorigenesisSporadic formsDysregulationSignalingTumor types
1997
Molecular basis of the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
Wicking C, Bale A. Molecular basis of the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 1997, 9: 630-635. PMID: 9425597, DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199712000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWidespread developmental defectsHereditary basal cell carcinomasDrosophila genesEmbryonic patterningCell fateEmbryonic developmentHuman homologueMolecular basisDevelopmental defectsTumor suppressorCancer predispositionGenesLoss of heterozygosityCell growthChromosome 9q22.3Basal cell carcinoma syndromeNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeMutationsAutosomal dominant disorderBirth defectsDrosophilaDominant disorderCarcinoma syndromeOrganogenesisHomologuesDevelopmental Genes and Cancer: Role of Patched in Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
Gailani M, Bale A. Developmental Genes and Cancer: Role of Patched in Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1997, 89: 1103-1109. PMID: 9262247, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.15.1103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary basal cell carcinomasDrosophila genesEmbryonic patterningDevelopmental genesCell fateEmbryonic developmentHuman homologueSporadic basal cell carcinomasBiochemical pathwaysDevelopmental defectsRational medical therapyTumor suppressorGenetic studiesGenesLoss of heterozygosityCell growthChromosome 9q22.3Rare genetic disorderNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeBCC formationGenetic disordersBasal cell carcinomaPathwayDrosophilaPatched
1996
The role of the human homologue of Drosophila patched in sporadic basal cell carcinomas
Gailani M, Ståhle-Bäckdahl M, Leffell D, Glyn M, Zaphiropoulos P, Undén A, Dean M, Brash D, Bale A, Toftgård R. The role of the human homologue of Drosophila patched in sporadic basal cell carcinomas. Nature Genetics 1996, 14: 78-81. PMID: 8782823, DOI: 10.1038/ng0996-78.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSporadic basal cell carcinomasSingle-strand conformational polymorphismTumor suppressorDrosophila segment polarity geneSegment polarity genesHedgehog target genesPolarity genesDrosophila mutantsStrong homologyHuman homologueTarget genesMutational inactivationMutant transcriptsStrand conformational polymorphismNorthern blotSSCP variantsGenesNegative feedback mechanismSitu hybridizationConformational polymorphismNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeSuppressorAllelic lossInactivationMutationsMutations of the Human Homolog of Drosophila patched in the Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome
Hahn H, Wicking C, Zaphiropoulos P, Gailani M, Shanley S, Chidambaram A, Vorechovsky I, Holmberg E, Unden A, Gillies S, Negus K, Smyth I, Pressman C, Leffell D, Gerrard B, Goldstein A, Dean M, Toftgard R, Chenevix-Trench G, Wainwright B, Bale A. Mutations of the Human Homolog of Drosophila patched in the Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome. Cell 1996, 85: 841-851. PMID: 8681379, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81268-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsBasal Cell Nevus SyndromeBase SequenceChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 9Cloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsExonsFemaleGene DeletionGene ExpressionGenes, Tumor SuppressorHumansIn Vitro TechniquesInsect HormonesIntronsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreeReceptors, Cell SurfaceSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsDrosophila segment polarity geneSegment polarity genesCertain cell typesDevelopmental abnormalitiesPolarity genesHuman homologStrong homologySporadic basal cell carcinomasHuman sequenceCosmid contigTumor suppressorLoss of heterozygosityCell typesGenesPatched geneChromosome 9q22.3Complete lossFunction contributesNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeMutation analysisBasal cell carcinoma syndromeAutosomal dominant disorderNBCCS patientsDrosophilaDominant disorder
1995
The Gorlin syndrome gene: a tumor suppressor active in basal cell carcinogenesis and embryonic development.
Bale A, Gailani M, Leffell D. The Gorlin syndrome gene: a tumor suppressor active in basal cell carcinogenesis and embryonic development. Proceedings Of The Association Of American Physicians 1995, 107: 253-7. PMID: 8624861.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Report of the Second International Workshop on Human Chromosome 9 Mapping 1993
Kwiatkowski D, Armour J, Bale A, Fountain J, Goudie D, Haines J, Knowles M, Pilz A, Slaugenhaupt S, Povey S. Report of the Second International Workshop on Human Chromosome 9 Mapping 1993. Cytogenetic And Genome Research 1993, 64: 93-121. PMID: 8334899, DOI: 10.1159/000133566.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
REPORT on the First International Workshop on Chromosome 9 held at Girton College Cambridge, UK, 22–24 March, 1992
POVEY S, SMITH M, HAINES J, KWIATKOWSKI D, FOUNTAIN J, BALE A, ABBOTT C, JACKSON I, LAWRIE M, HULTÉN M. REPORT on the First International Workshop on Chromosome 9 held at Girton College Cambridge, UK, 22–24 March, 1992. Annals Of Human Genetics 1992, 56: 167-182. PMID: 1449236, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1992.tb01145.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research